There is just something so special about its aura and the feeling of playing on that stage. "Massey Hall is the pinnacle,” explains bassist Gord Sinclair. The weight of the place was never lost on these Kingston rockers. The quintessential Canadian band played Massey Hall a total of nine times, and each was a seminal moment. "People who love the Tragically Hip cannot understand why anyone with their faculties intact would not." Every rock n’ roll band should have such a lead singer,” she added. The hype was justified: only four years later, the Globe and Mail's Elizabeth Renzetti witnessed one of their two sold-out nights at Massey Hall and had this to say: "Downie said little to the crowd, but he didn't have to - every eye in the house was trained on him. I turned to Jake and said, 'I want to sign your band.”īritish journalist Chris Roberts of Melody Maker magazine, in town to see Mary Margaret O'Hara, pronounced them "the discovery of the night. I saw a group that was not going to be rattled. During the first song, Gord drops the microphone, it splits apart and comes unplugged," Dickinson recalls. Though they were only scheduled to play two songs at the 1988 Toronto Music Awards, MCA's Bruce Dickinson flew up from New York City on an invitation from the band's manager, Jake Gold, to see those six glorious minutes of the Hip. It was onstage at Massey Hall that the Tragically Hip first drew international attention. Here at Massey Hall, one of the first public performances of their now legendary hit single "New Orleans is Sinking" first premiered in advance of their sophomore album Up To Here. Their regional hit (now considered a classic) "Small-town Bringdown" first brought the young band to Massey Hall to take part in the 1988 Q107 Toronto Music Awards. Microphone Stand: The microphone stand, which Gord Downie also used on tour, is an example of the intensity and physicality of the live show that the iconic band was well known for and loved for giving their dedicated fans. The band’s philanthropic pursuits have left a lasting impact on the lives of many across the globe through their help in raising and donating millions of dollars for various social and environmental causes including Camp Trillium, The Canadian Cancer Society, the Sunnybrook Foundation, the Special Olympics and more.Microphone: On display is the microphone used by singer Gord Downie to sing the first song of the set ("The Luxury" from their Road Apples album) on the band's first night in Toronto as part of their final Man Machine Tour at the Scotiabank Arena (formerly Air Canada Centre) in 2016. The Humanitarian Award recognizes outstanding Canadian artists or industry leaders whose humanitarian contributions have positively enhanced the social fabric of Canada and beyond. The Tragically Hip are also set to receive the 2021 Humanitarian Award Presented by Music Canada, which will be presented to them by Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees and rock icons, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson of Rush. Like the rest of Canada, I’ll be so happy to hear these kings of song play again, and am very honoured to join them as they receive their Humanitarian Award.” The only way I’m making any sense of it is to imagine I’ll be singing backups for Gord, and know my 20-year-old self wouldn’t believe it. I was a kid in their midst and I’m touched to be invited into the clan now, to play alongside them. “Getting to be a fly on the wall of a camp that operated with such warmth and community by day, and then watch them transform and transcend every night to touch so many people was my first big education. “I had a chance to tour with The Hip early on in my touring life, for something like a year,” said Feist. It’s been such a difficult year for our fellow musicians, we wanted to do something to honour them in a way that would make Gord smile.” It’s an honour to be able to play one of our songs with her. “We’ve known Leslie Feist for over 20 years, having toured together in 1999. “We’re really happy to be performing on The 50th Annual JUNO Awards,” said the band. PT on CBC TV, CBC Gem, CBC Radio One, CBC Music and streaming globally on CBCmusic.ca/junos. The performance from Toronto will be broadcast on Sunday, Jairing nationwide at 8 p.m. The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced today that 15-time JUNO Award-winning band and Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees, The Tragically Hip, will perform with singer-songwriter, Feist during The 50th Annual JUNO Awards.
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